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Decisions - The Pathway to Power (Continued)

   As you look back over the last ten years, were there times when a different decision would have made your life radically different from today, either for better or for worse? 

Maybe for example, you made a career decision that changed your life. Or maybe you failed to make one. Maybe you decided during the last ten years to get married- or divorced. You might have purchased a book, a tape, or  attended a seminar and as a result, changed your beliefs and actions. Maybe you decided to have children, or to put it off in pursuit of  a career.

Perhaps you decided to invest in a home or a business. Maybe you decided to start exercising, or to give it up. It could be that you decided to stop smoking. Maybe you decided to move to another part of the country, or to take a trip around the world. 

How have these decisions brought you to this point in your life?

Did you experience emotions of tragedy and frustration, injustice or hopelessness during the last decade your life? If so, what did you decide to do about them? Did you push beyond your limits, or did you just give up? How have these decisions shaped your current life path?

More than anything else, I believe it's our decision, not the conditions of our lives, that determines our destiny.


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